Scissors and shears.



E. HBLDERMAN. SCISSORS AND SHEARS.

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UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

EDWARD HELDERMAN, OF BRUCEVILLE, INDIANA, ASSIGNOR OF ONE-HALF TO JOHN GUMMINS, OF BRUGEVILLE, INDIANA.

SCISSORS AND SHE ARS.

To all ywhom it may concern:

Be it known that I, EDWARD HELDERMAN, a citizen of the United States, residing at Brucevillc, in the county of Knox and State of Indiana, have invented new and useful Improvements in Scissors and Shears, of which the following is a specication.

This invention relates to scissors or shears, and the object of the invention is to provide a device oi" this character having a pair of aced stationary blades and a movable b ade pivoted between the spaced blades and adaptedto be oscillated between and over the spaced blades, thus producing a cutting effect upon each movement of the pivoted blade in either direction.

W ith these and other objects in view the invention resides in the novel construction of elements and their arrangement in operative combination, hereinafter fully described and claimed.

In the accompanying drawings, Figure l is a top plan view of a device constructed in aocordance with my invention. Fig. 2 is a side elevation of the same. Fig. 8 is a transverse section upon the line 33 of Fig. l.

In the accompanying drawings the numeral l designates the stationary member of my inriroved device. This member l is provided with a pair oi spaced members 2 and` These members 2 and 3 are sharpened at their inner adjacent edges. The members 2 and 3 are provided with suitable enlargements 4 and 5, providing a depression or reduced portion 6 between the blades. The blade 2 is )rovided with. a suitable handle or linger hold 7.

Iivotally connected to the stationary member 1, and positioned between the blades 2 and 3 is the movable element 8. This ele- Specicaton of Letters Patent.

Application filed March 17, 1908.

Patented Nov. 3, 1908.

Serial No. 421,602.

ment 8 is pivoted upon the reduced portion 6 betweenthe enlargements 4 and 5, and comprises a cutting member 9 and a handle memer 10. The cutting element 9 is preferably V-shaped as illustrated in Fig. 1 of the drawings, and has both of its edges sharpened.

Interposed between the handle members of the stationary and movable elements is a suitable spring 11. This spring 11 is referably constructed of a Hat U-shaped e ement as illustrated in Fig. l and is adapted to force the edge of the movable element adjacent its ivot against the enlarged portion 5 of the b ade 3, and to position the cutting portion 9 of the movable element directly between the spaced blades 2 and 3.

lVhile I have illustrated and described the preferred embodiment of my invention it is to be understood that minor details oi construction may be resorted to without de arting from the spirit or sacriiicing any a vantages of the invention.

Having thus fully described the invention what is claimed as new is:

A scissors comprising a stationary member having spaced blades and a handle connected with the blades, the blades being rovided with enlargements, and a movab e blade comprising a pointed member having sharpened edges pivoted between the enlargements of the stationary member, a handle upon the movable blade, and a spring between the handles of the scissors.

In testimony whereof I affix my signature in presence ol two witnesses.

EDWARD HELDERMAN.

Witnesses:

ROBERT G. HILL, LEWIS GOODMAN. 

